June is my month of a million fun reasons to throw a party: I turn 34! Wow, I guess that officially slides me into the mid-thirties age category. Early-thirties somehow sounded better, but I’ll make it work. This blog turns 6! For old time’s sake, check out my first (ultra short) post from 2005 where …
Category: The USA
Five Senses Friday no. 43 (Seattle Edition)
I’m winding up my week at home with the family, so I couldn’t resist wrapping it all up in a Five Senses Friday list… Seeing: * Tracy Kidder, author of Mountains Beyond Mountains, speak at Benaroya Hall. It was only by complete chance that I heard about his lecture on the radio and was able …
Five Senses Friday no. 42
Seeing: * Black Swan. Friends I talked to psyched me up for how scary it was. So, of course, the actual film was much less scary than it was built up to be in my head. Dang it. Hearing: * 80’s music at a themed birthday party last weekend. It was the first time I’ve been …
Februar
The first month of 2011 is already over, just like that. Maybe it was the excitement of finally getting rid of my crutches, but January really sped by without me even noticing. Each day I felt closer and closer to my old self again, marveling at the wonders of being able to do the most …